Turkey to start ratifying Finland's NATO membership after months of opposition
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By Yusuf Gezer, Amy Cassidy and Jack Guy, CNN Turkey’s president says his government will begin ratifying Finland’s bid to become a NATO member, paving the way for the country to join the security alliance after months of delays.
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Turkey's president says he will back Finland's NATO bid
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Turkey to start ratifying Finland's NATO membership after months of opposition
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested that his country could soon ratify Finland’s application to join NATO. The could allow the possibility of Finland joining the military alliance separately
By Yusuf Gezer, Amy Cassidy and Jack Guy, CNN Turkey’s president says his government will begin ratifying Finland’s bid to become a NATO member, paving the way for the country to join the security alliance after months of delays.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will support Finland's bid to join NATO and ask parliament to vote on ratifying its accession, which should prove a formality. He's still holding out on Sweden, though.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland's NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden.
Turkey will ratify Finland’s accession into NATO, bringing the military alliance a step closer to welcoming its 31st member as the ripples from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spread across the European security landscape.
With a difficult election coming in May, the Turkish president keeps insisting that Sweden is harboring alleged Kurdish terrorists and other dissidents.
Turkey is nearing ratification of Finland’s accession into NATO, which would bring the military alliance a step closer to welcoming its 31st member as the effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spread across the European security landscape.
Finland joining the alliance after decades of military nonalignment would be a major shift and represents a significant diplomatic and strategic defeat for Russia.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is meeting his Finnish counterpart in Ankara amid hopes that Turkey approves Finland’s NATO membership bid. President Sauli Niinisto and Erdogan reviewed a military honor
"NATO will become stronger with Finland's membership and thus, I believe, will play an active role in maintaining global security and stability," Turkey's president said Friday.
Turkey is preparing to ratify Finland’s application while holding steady in its opposition to membership for Sweden, which it accuses of harboring terrorists.
At the end of the NATO summit in Brussels last July, both Finland and Sweden were invited to begin the process of joining the block. During a ceremony in Brussels, NATO ambassadors today signed the ac...
Turkey will proceed with the ratification of Finland’s membership in NATO, hastening a major enhancement of the trans-Atlantic alliance despite a diplomatic logjam that still obstructs Sweden’s inclusion.
